The Oscar Nominations Are Here And (a Little Bit) Queer
Princess Diana in Spencer. Her snub by the SAG awards and the BAFTAS put that in question this year.Fellow out actor Ariana DeBose scored a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in West Side Story.
DeBose took home the Golden Globe for her performance, and if she wins at the Oscars, she’ll be the second actor to win in this role, as Rita Moreno earned an Academy Award for her performance as Anita in the original 1961 film.Andrew Garfield also received a nod for Best Actor for his performance in Netflix’s Tick, Tick…Boom!
about straight ally and Rent mastermind Jonathan Larson. Trans award-winning actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez also appears in the film.The queer-inclusive cowboy film The Power of the Dog cleaned up at the announcement ceremony, receiving nominations for Best Picture, Best Director (Jane Campion, who’s the first woman in the history of the Awards to received two nominations in this category), Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Supporting Actress for Kirsten Dunst, Best Supporting Actors Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee, Best Sound, Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.Flee, the animated documentary about a gay Afghan refugee, earned nods for Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature Film.
